JimBowie1958
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Got into this discussion with the wife and daughter, and they chose some interesting people. We often talk about 'bad' characters like Walter and Dexter, but too often ignore the 'Good' characters. Why? Who do we chose to emulate?
I cant defend anyone else's preferences or even understand them up to a point. But for me, it is the following:
1) Aaron Hotchner from Criminal Minds
Aaron Hotchner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This character has to lead one of the top investigative teams in the FBI so he is always under a spotlight, has impeccable integrity, courage, loyalty, etc, just name the virtue.
Of course that still just isn't good enough for his American wife who divorces him.
2) Mac Taylor from CSI New York
Mac Taylor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Very similar to Hotch of Criminal Minds. Just an exemplary and admirable character. And of course he was single through the whole series. Guess girls just don't take to knights in shining armor any more?
To those who say such people exist only in fictional stories, I have to say I have worked with such people at various times. They do in fact exist.
3) Tyrion Lanister from Game of Thrones
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrion_Lannister_(A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire)
This man has overcome more adversity in his life than any of us today will ever have to face. Tough as nails, smart as can be, witty, great company, only vices I can recall off hand are a taste for whores and a talent for drunkenness.
The dude is amazing.
4) Lt. Leonard Bones McCoy
Leonard McCoy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Can you imagine working with a megalomaniac like Cpt Kirk and also at the same time a cold calculator like Spock for thousands of uninterrupted days in a tiny little ship in the vastness of outer space?
Not becoming a serial killer is an achievement of itself, but the dude is loyal, humorous and has all the virtues of the above dudes. And is still sane, that's what kills me.
5) Protector Kiera Cameron From the TV series 'Continuum"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_(TV_series)
Heroism has never seen such a character. This lady is the embodiment of everything good in a person, but with the trait of self-sacrifice beyond any character I have ever seen before. And she is funny, loyal and all that as well. And the series is one of the best on TV right now.
There are only hints that she has overlooked wrong among her own while pursuing the terrorists of her age, but she was never in a position to stop any of it, only observe. I think she eventually does the right thing even in this case.
Edit: I have to give honorable mention to Agent of Shield Phil Coulson who has some of the best lines of the Avengers movie, and his TV series he is in is entertaining as well. Phil has some very admirable qualities as well, but is too prone to cut procedural corners for my tastes to put him among the top five and no entertaining vices to balance that out, like Tyrian does. Still he deserves mention too.
I cant defend anyone else's preferences or even understand them up to a point. But for me, it is the following:
1) Aaron Hotchner from Criminal Minds
Aaron Hotchner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This character has to lead one of the top investigative teams in the FBI so he is always under a spotlight, has impeccable integrity, courage, loyalty, etc, just name the virtue.
Of course that still just isn't good enough for his American wife who divorces him.
2) Mac Taylor from CSI New York
Mac Taylor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Very similar to Hotch of Criminal Minds. Just an exemplary and admirable character. And of course he was single through the whole series. Guess girls just don't take to knights in shining armor any more?
To those who say such people exist only in fictional stories, I have to say I have worked with such people at various times. They do in fact exist.
3) Tyrion Lanister from Game of Thrones
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrion_Lannister_(A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire)
This man has overcome more adversity in his life than any of us today will ever have to face. Tough as nails, smart as can be, witty, great company, only vices I can recall off hand are a taste for whores and a talent for drunkenness.
The dude is amazing.
4) Lt. Leonard Bones McCoy
Leonard McCoy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Can you imagine working with a megalomaniac like Cpt Kirk and also at the same time a cold calculator like Spock for thousands of uninterrupted days in a tiny little ship in the vastness of outer space?
Not becoming a serial killer is an achievement of itself, but the dude is loyal, humorous and has all the virtues of the above dudes. And is still sane, that's what kills me.
5) Protector Kiera Cameron From the TV series 'Continuum"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_(TV_series)
Heroism has never seen such a character. This lady is the embodiment of everything good in a person, but with the trait of self-sacrifice beyond any character I have ever seen before. And she is funny, loyal and all that as well. And the series is one of the best on TV right now.
There are only hints that she has overlooked wrong among her own while pursuing the terrorists of her age, but she was never in a position to stop any of it, only observe. I think she eventually does the right thing even in this case.
Edit: I have to give honorable mention to Agent of Shield Phil Coulson who has some of the best lines of the Avengers movie, and his TV series he is in is entertaining as well. Phil has some very admirable qualities as well, but is too prone to cut procedural corners for my tastes to put him among the top five and no entertaining vices to balance that out, like Tyrian does. Still he deserves mention too.
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